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Curriculum Vitae – Spring 2015 Family name: AYDIN Given name: SENEM Gender: Female Date of birth: 18/04/1983 Citizenship: Turkish email address: senem.aydin@phd.unibocconi.it Qualifications 2010‐Present Bocconi University – Milan/ITALY PhD Candidate Major in Strategic Management and Minor in Technology & Innovation Management Thesis Title: Three Essays on Inter‐Organizational Knowledge Transfer Supervisors: Alfonso Gambardella, Marco Giarratana, Giovanni Valentini 2006‐ 2009 Middle East Technical University (METU), Ankara/TURKEY Master of Business Administration (MBA) Focus on Marketing (courses taken: Marketing Management, Marketing Research and Consumer Behavior) Marketing research on ‘Transportation Preferences of METU students’ Graduation Project ‘Forecasting the Number of Established Companies in Turkey: A Seasonal ARIMA Model’ CGPA: 3.22/4.00 2001‐ 2006 METU, Ankara/TURKEY Bachelor of Architecture (B.ARCH) Senior Project ‘Constructing Remembrance: Art‐Park Berlin’ (an urban transformation project in Friedrichshain district, Berlin/GERMANY) CGPA:2.77/4.00 Awards and Scholarships 2010 ‐ 2014 Bocconi University, PhD Fellowship. 2005 ‐ 2006 Selected to be placed on the ‘High Honor Roll’ in Fall 2005‐2006 Academic Year. 2003 ‐ 2004 3rd year Undergraduate Studies Grant: Studies covered METU Development Foundation. by Research Interests Technology transfer, knowledge leverage, intellectual property law, patenting, technology licensing, mergers & acquisitions Working Papers Aydin, S. ‘Optimal Absorptive Capacity in Technology‐based Firm Acquisitions: Impact of Relatedness and Structure’ Aydin, S. ‘Weakening of IP Enforcement: Post‐eBay Patenting and Licensing in US IP‐intensive Industries’ Work Experience 2006 ‐ 2010 BANK OF PROVINCES (ILBANK), Ankara/TURKEY A development bank that finances municipal investments in Turkey (www.ilbank.gov.tr) Architect ‐ Technical Specialist (Department of Project Evaluation) Jul ‐ Sep 2004 ACE ARCHITECTURAL & ENGINEERING COMPANY, Ankara/TURKEY Architectural design company internship Jun ‐ Aug 2003 MESA CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, Ankara/TURKEY Construction site internship in one of the leading construction companies of Turkey (www.mesa.com.tr) Jun ‐ Aug 2002 CONSTRUCTION, COMPUTER & TOPOGRAPHY INTERNSHIPS, Ankara/TURKEY Workshops, Conference Presentations Aydin, S. ‘Weakening of IP Enforcement: Post‐eBay Patenting and Licensing in US IP‐intensive Industries’, to be presented at Academy of Management Conference, Vancouver, August 7‐11, 2015 Aydin, S. ‘Optimal Absorptive Capacity in Tech‐based Firm Acquisitions’, to be presented at Academy of Management Conference, Vancouver, August 7‐11, 2015 Aydin, S. ‘Weakening of IP Enforcement: Post‐eBay Patenting and Licensing in US IP‐intensive Industries’, to be presented at Danish Research Unit for Industrial Dynamics (DRUID) Conference, Rome, June 15‐17, 2015 Aydin, S. ‘Weakening of IP Enforcement: Post‐eBay Patenting and Licensing in US IP‐intensive Industries’, PhD Seminar in Management, Chamonix, March 15‐17, 2015 Aydin, S. ‘Knowledge Leverage in Technology‐Based Firm Acquisitions: Impact of Relatedness, Structure, and Ease of Transfer’, Strategic Management Society Conference, Madrid, Sept 20‐23, 2014 Aydin, S. ‘Optimal Absorptive Capacity in Technology‐based Firm Acquisitions: Impact of Relatedness and Structure’, Danish Research Unit for Industrial Dynamics (DRUID) Conference, Copenhagen, June 16‐18, 2014 Aydin, S. 'Technological and Complementary Asset Redundancies in Technology‐Based Firm Acquisitions: The Impact of IP Intermediaries', Strategic Management Society Conference, Atlanta, Sept 28 ‐ Oct 2, 2013 Aydin, S. 'Technological and Complementary Asset Redundancies in Technology‐Based Firm Acquisitions: The Impact of IP Intermediaries', Paper Development Workshop, Skema Business School, Nice, June 24‐27, 2013 Aydin, S. 'Technological and Complementary Asset Redundancies in Technology‐Based Firm Acquisitions: The Impact of IP Intermediaries', PhD Camp, HEC Paris, April 25, 2013 Summer Workshop on ‘Multi‐Level Analysis’, Tel Aviv University, Israel, July 1‐5, 2012 Teaching Assistance Activities 20160, Corporate Strategy, (Master of Science, Instructors: Charles Williams, Nilanjana Dutt) a.y. 2014‐2015 20160, Corporate Strategy, (Master of Science, Instructors: Charles Williams, Nilanjana Dutt) a.y. 2013‐2014 20160, Corporate Strategy, (Master of Science, Instructors: Charles Williams, Andrea Fosfuri) a.y. 2012‐2013 30012, Business Strategy, (BIEMF Course, Instructor: Marco Giarratana) a.y. 2014‐2015 30012, Business Strategy, (BIEMF Course, Instructor: Marco Giarratana) a.y. 2012‐2013 Professional Associations Academy of Management, Member Strategic Management Society, Member Danish Research Unit for Industrial Dynamics (DRUID), Member Language Skills Turkish (Native) English (TOEFL 105/120) Italian (B2 Level Certificate) IT Skills ‐ Microsoft Office Tools (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project) (excellent) ‐ Minitab, AMOS, STATA (very good) ‐ AutoCAD, 3DsMax, Photoshop (good)